Roll With The Punches

Leah has been a firefighter for just a whisker short of two decades.  Heck, that's a lot of fires.  But it's not just fires that Leah is fighting now... it's PTSD (or PTSI as many of us prefer to identified it as the 'injury' it is rather than 'disorder') and the invisible chaos that's been building up beneath the surface.

It's not the flames that take their toll on firefighters, it's all the stuff that us non-firefighters don't even realise these courageous humans front up to face any given day on the job. 

The suicides, the tragedies, the turmoil...  I mean, if you're anything like I was before working closely with first responders you don't even so much as think about who picks up the pieces 'literally' when disaster strikes. Who removes the noose from a long since breathing neck? Who picks up the disembodied limb from a train incident gone awfully wrong? 

Leah did. Other firefighters do. They don't just 'save lives' they see face death in the most visceral forms... Then of course, often head home to their families, throwing the emotional response to each experience into the metaphorical washing machine with their uniforms ready to put on a fresh one for the next shift.

Big thanks to Leah for sharing some of her experience with us today.

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Every conversation I have on this who shapes me and changes me and thus changes the world I live in… perhaps none as consciously and profoundly as the conversation you’re about to listen to.

Captain Charlie Plumb is my guest today and it is an honour to be bringing his story to you.

In 1967 after 74 successful combat missions over Vietnam, Fighter Pilot Captain Charlie Plumb was shot down in his F-4 Phantom jet... On his 75th mission, only 5 days before he was to return home.

Captured, brutally tortured and imprisoned in the Hanoi Hilton where Charlie remained a prisoner of war for the next 6 years.

The conditions and cruelty that Charlie lived through are beyond comprehension and we barely even scratched the surface of them today.  Yet Charlies interpretation of events as he recounts them and the profound way that he and his fellow prisoners of war developed the fortitude to not only survive but to thrive throughout and beyond this experience has to be one of the biggest beacons of hope for many of us as we find our way through our own versions of adversity.

I can only hope a little of Charlies spirit and will rubs off on you like it sure did me.

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We are about to get to know one of the most widely recognised voices that (if you’re anything like me) you didn’t  even realise belongs to a real actual human.

You’re going to have to bury the hatchet on all your previous arguments with Siri start with a clean slate, right now. Not only is Karen Jacobsen the Australian voice of Siri, but also the majority of GPS navigation software worldwide. Karen’s gorgeous and talented voice live in over one billion devices across the globe.

As you’re about to hear though there is SO much more to this talented vocalist and inspiring woman. She’s coined the term recalculating as a method for turning life’s twists and turns into a recipe for success.

I think you’re going to love her and thus forgive Siri for all the questions she has failed to answer for you.

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Ohmegoodness... I've done it again.

Peter Crone is my guest today and I know I’m not alone in being somewhat of a Peter Crone fan. However, by the end of this podcast you’re going to have learned a new term.. That is the term – to have been 'Croned'.

This is the term used for one who sits down with Peter to record a podcast and somehow drags out all of their deepest, darkest issues. Much like the Dr Bill Saunders episode 168 I thought we may as well roll with it and you guys can walk by my side on my little therapeutic journey of healing a few childhood wounds.

My intention was to meander through some ideas and Peter's perspective around self-sabotage, yet old mate had other ideas and lured me into unpacking some of the bullshit that is still floating around my belief system around connection, relationships, abandonment and of course, shame.

I hope that some of the insights Peter offered me can be of use to some of you guys too.

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Ya'll have heard be carrying on about recently watching Filthy Rich & Homeless series… where a handful of Australia’s wealthy humans were plucked from the comfort of their luxurious lives and immersed in a 10 day experience of sleeping rough.

Today’s guest is Tim Guest, Self-made millionaire and retiree at 27 AND my favourite participant from series one of the SBS documentary.

We talk about Tim's at times confronting and emotional experience spending 10 days at the coalface of homelessness, crisis accommodation and some of the terrifying situations that is reality for some many Australian's sleeping rough.  

Tim's perspective on homelessness vs houselessness and the insights that he has gained from coming face to face with those to whom this is a just another day.

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From growing up amongst the cattle stations in the Northern Territory to the war fields as a young lad in the Australian Army.  From the chaos of drug addiction to the discipline of martial arts. Luke Richmond's fire was well and truly lit for adrenaline; and extreme adventure, his salvation. Conquering the highest peaks, Luke has witnessed death before his eyes, healed his mind rowing the Atlantic Ocean, smashing world records and found comfort in suffering… 

This conversation was my jam, Luke's energy and insights are unreal and you are going to love it!

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Well… if you’re in need of a little pick me up story, Bobby Semple is bringing it in spades today. First things first, Bobby built a multi-million business from a family start-up.  When he 'started fresh' from leaving his relationship, little did he know what the coming months would bring. Out of the blue his former partner (with whom he was still on good terms with) was lost to a very unexpected suicide.  

Add to the grief of this a cascade of gut-wrenching events that left him with empty pockets, no job, no family around him and living in a mate's garage. Once you've immersed yourself in imagining what that would be like, allow me to pump your tyres back up with one hell of a success story. Bobby didn't stay in bed watching Tiktok for long (well, not too long anyway) He got about building a business, stepping up, showing up and low and behold within months was awarded a small business award. You're going to get one hell of a bout of inspiration listening into this episode. 

Enjoy x 

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Well… if you’re in need of a little pick me up story, Bobby Semple is bringing it in spades today. First things first, Bobby built a multi-million business from a family start-up.  When he 'started fresh' from leaving his relationship, little did he know what the coming months would bring. Out of the blue his former partner (with whom he was still on good terms with) was lost to a very unexpected suicide.  

Add to the grief of this a cascade of gut-wrenching events that left him with empty pockets, no job, no family around him and living in a mate's garage. Once you've immersed yourself in imagining what that would be like, allow me to pump your tyres back up with one hell of a success story. Bobby didn't stay in bed watching Tiktok for long (well, not too long anyway) He got about building a business, stepping up, showing up and low and behold within months was awarded a small business award. You're going to get one hell of a bout of inspiration listening into this episode. 

Enjoy x 

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Today I’m talking to Australia’s favourite nutritionist, yoga & crystal loving hippie.  

Oh… is this a podcast, sorry guys I thought I was just having a coffee with an awesome new friend of mine. Anyway we got stuck into talking about some epic topics. Lola after years of doing what she does impeccably around all things health & wellness, writing a stack of books and stamping her name on the industry has somewhat packed up her bat and ball and is chasing her new love… as hitting the scene in USA to become an Actor and TV presenter first and foremost.

We talk about Lola B’s process for success, about chasing big dreams, about creativity and vision and about how life, humans and communication differs from one corner of the world to another. Don’t worry, Melbourne still holds the trophy for the best coffee.

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Spoiler alert… you are going to LOVE today’s guest. His energy and positivity is undeniable, not in a wanky toxic positivity way... but in a way that lead me to, for the most part of our conversation pretty much forgetting that I was speaking to someone who lives with some significant physical challenges, being paralysed from the chest down.

Matty Brumby is an absolute weapon of a para-athlete Ironman World Champ, Half Ironman World Champ, Invictus Games Co-Captain and Gold Medalist and a Motivational Speaker.

Joining the Royal Australian Navy in 1994 Matty spent 6 years as a steward before being discharged in 2001 due to a spinal injury which you will hear about in this episode. Along with talking all things training and competing, maintaining motivation and you’ll even meet Willow, Matty’s gorgeous and super-smart service dog.

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